A time capsule of the greatest financial mania in the history of mankind, told in real-time by regular folks and patriots. May future generations better understand the madness of crowds, and how power and money corrupt.

You really believe this but a corrupt media was responsible because without them he is still 1 of 100 but I hope he doesn't squander this opportunity otherwise it was for naught but I am going to bed and pray I wake up and it was all a dream

It's disheartening to see America bounce from one incompetent party to the other, although as a conservative independent I can say that Bush, whom I never voted for, was a complete, fiscal disaster. We have been on a long downward slide to national bankruptcy, the credit boom of the late '90s notwithstanding. Bush helped accelerate the slide, Obama will finish off the job.

So congratulations to the new President of a nation that has never had a clue. And still doesn't.

I knew it, McCain was for Obama all along. That's why he couldn't be himself for one single minute, and picked Sarah Palin as a sub-conscience, almost conscience way to throw the election.He gave a great speech, praising Obama, and putting his hands up at the preppy 'boos'.For the first time, he is being himself.

RE: I'll still never understand the 45% or so of Americans who don't see what I see

Unfortunately, that is the problem. America has become so polarized (and split almost down the middle) with each side intolerant of the other and unwilling to work things out that we all lose, regardless of who wins the elections.

One of the candidates said something about "disagreeing without being disagreeable", which I hope is the direction we move in. People are neither bad or stupid for having different opinions. I'll give Obama a chance.

keith, i know that you've been living as an expat trying hard to wash out the stench of being american for years now, but, to hell with the opinion of the "world," by which you mainly mean europe. i don't care what they think. maybe they ought to take care of the messes in their own backyard before they pass judgement on us.

China has also led emerging economies in sending the message that the U.S. and other rich nations are mainly responsible for coming up with a solution to climate change. The Asian nation is seeking to gradually shift its energy structure without sacrificing economic growth and has called on the U.S. and Europe to step up with financing and technology.

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Translation:

"Yo, bitch, you all is responsible for global warming, bitch. You fix it bitch, we can pollute as much as we like......And after you get me that beer, bitch, you all need to come up with some coin to build up our infrastructure......and hand over that high technology.......BITCH!"

casa de dolor - who said your country is color-blind? in exit polls a significant percentage said that race was a consideration - and that group overwhelmingly voted obama. massive numbers of african americans who have never voted, registered and lined up to vote today - solely because they wanted to vote for an african american. the vote breakdown by race is going to be somewhere along the lines of 95+% of african american vote to obama. no ethnic group is that monolithic in it's politics. don't for a minute think that race isn't a huge factor. just because enough white votes proved color-blind does not make this whole country color-blind. the sooner we realize the racism is harmful when practiced in all directions, the sooner we can really grow.

There has never been another time in history where people have come into the streets to celebrate someone winning a presidency. I am so very proud of him his family and his supporters. Screw everybody else. Perhaps this is proof the reason alot of people didn't vote was because there was nothing to vote for and that is why corruption in Washington is so rampant people just didn't care. All I can say is RIGHT ON OBAMA, and may your presidency be blessed with good decisions and a country that will be healed and ignore all the HATERS and there are many. Any one that put up with the SHIT you put up with and did not let it hold you down and sour you and you with stood the test and came out a winner. CONGRADULATIONS

Nikkei is up over 400 for the day. You really are a stupid f@#k.I didn't vote for Obama so this is a personal observation.200 points on the Nikkei is a rounding error these days.It's a pleasure trading against people like you.

In response to this 1 brain cell request. I guess your the charcter that will play the 2008 version (dumb a$$) of Mice and Men... Huh George? George is my Friend...Right Goerge? Where did he go George ? Where did he go? Duh!!!! Remember Barack won because George screwed us!!!!!

Keith, I respectfully disagree. I think the American people voted for fear and not hope, and that a decade from now, when we see the levels of indebtedness and capitalist destruction that he has brought upon us, then we will indeed be all very fearful of the future hole that he has dug us further into. God bless the man for overcoming racial issues and becoming president, but God bless America more with hopes we can survive the socialist financial fiasco that we are about to get thrust into.

Many of the House and Senate incumbents who voted for the bailout won reelection. Notably, E. Dole, who voted against the bailout, lost her reelection.

My House rep--who voted for the bailout--won by a landslide.

I have absolutely no confidence in the American political system. Someone with integrity, like Ron Paul, will never win. Our only choices are shills for the corporations. Unfortunately, the public loves them and the crap they are fed from the media.

But America will implode and the next election will be decided by bullets and not ballots.

He has been very clever here in his somewhat bewildering support of the Manchurian candidate, but I am on to him.

Keith, you seem to agree with me and Peter Schiff. Since the country is going down the $h!tter anyway during the next four years, why not let Obama's big government philosophy take the heat for it? Whichever party is in power during these next four years is in deep kimchi; therefore the Democrats are doomed from 2012 (possibly 2010) going forward.

You've done your part, Keith. Your fake support for the Obomunist has helped him win the election. You can stop pretending now that you actually agree with this central planning, big government, warmonger.

Now the selected Bush/Cheny Empire has been defeated,the Zen Master said to the little boy. "We'll see."(Quote from a true story calledCharlie Wilson's War)One of the very best movies ever made. With special thanks to Mr.Tom Hanks, Mrs.Julia Robert and Mr.Philip Seymour Hoffman for an outstanding performance.

LOL, u f-ing idiot. Obie is an insider no different then Bush and the other elite reps. You are either a change agent or too stupid to be called human to think Obie was a victory for anything, or a change for good. It'll be a change alright, thanks to the millions of idiot Americans, especially the dumb white youth, we will have horrors upon horrors for rest of all our lives.

I never thought the human condition could fall for a collective losing of the mind. People will now be destroyed as a result of their insanity and lack of knowledge and selfishness. And likely the blacks will get it the most.

nice to see that democrats are bad winners as well as sore losers. keep thinking that voting for one candidate versus another means anything. keep thinking that your interests will be guarded. why do you think that obama received even more contributions from big business than mccain? because he's going to shaft them in your favor?

same crap, new packaging. you'll see.

for decades both parties have been actively engaged in the creation of a massive government on your dime. big money is always represented and always protected. false promises to protect or help the poor or the working class or the middle class are a distraction. gay marriage, abortion, and family values are a distraction. the parties need you to be all worked up about class warfare and culture wars so that you don't wake up and see where the money trail really ends.the middle class has been and will continue to be squeezed because we can neither buy a candidate or threaten to riot in the streets.

partisanship leads to stupidity. it's like rooting for one sports team over another without respect to management or performance. people vote dem or rep because that's how they've defined themselves just like they define themselves as yankee fans or cub fans. the parties and the powers behind the throne want you to keep rooting for your home team. unconditional brand loyalty precludes the need for real positions and real actions. you think it's us against them so you don't notice that they've both screwed america.

as foretold, factionalism is bringing about the demise of our republic.